Ray Ruffels
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Ashe | 1 | 11 | 12 | Dec 26, 1978 | H2H |
| Brian Fairlie | 4 | 5 | 9 | Jun 15, 1977 | H2H |
| Allan Stone | 6 | 3 | 9 | Oct 16, 1976 | H2H |
| Phil Dent | 6 | 2 | 8 | Dec 15, 1977 | H2H |
| Cliff Richey | 4 | 4 | 8 | Apr 23, 1977 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-10-18 00:00 UTC
Ray Ruffels vs Hans Joachim Ploetz H2H: 1-0
Ray Ruffels holds a 1–0 lead over Hans Joachim Ploetz in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Ray Ruffels leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Ray Ruffels won the 1969 Dallas round of 16 7-5 6-2.
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H2H Match Log
| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Ruffels | 7-5 6-2 | Hans Joachim Ploetz | Match data | Apr 25, 1969* | R16 | Dallas | ATP 250 | Carpet |
Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.
Career Comparison
| Player | Current | Peak | Pts | Elo | W | L | Win % | GS | 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories | Finals | 500 including documented historical predecessor categories | 250 including documented historical predecessor categories | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Ruffels | #482 | #27 | 0 | 1,904 | 245 | 204 | 54.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Hans Joachim Ploetz | #281 | #65 | 0 | 1,645 | 73 | 98 | 42.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Progression by Age
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.
| Ray Ruffels | Hans Joachim Ploetz | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles |
| 1968 | 41–19 | 68.3% | — | 1,721 | 0 | 1 | 1968 | 15–12 | 55.6% | — | 1,523 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | 35–21 | 62.5% | — | 1,757 | 0 | 2 | 1969 | 18–16 | 52.9% | — | 1,600 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | 34–21 | 61.8% | — | 1,781 | 0 | 3 | 1970 | 12–18 | 40.0% | — | 1,596 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | 32–32 | 50.0% | — | 1,825 | 0 | 3 | 1971 | 2–5 | 28.6% | — | 1,559 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | 19–22 | 46.3% | — | 1,797 | 0 | 4 | 1972 | 2–5 | 28.6% | — | 1,526 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #141 | 1,777 | 0 | 4 | 1973 | 2–5 | 28.6% | — | 1,508 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | 17–18 | 48.6% | #76 | 1,756 | 0 | 4 | 1974 | 5–9 | 35.7% | #95 | 1,563 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | 16–22 | 42.1% | #112 | 1,713 | 0 | 4 | 1975 | 15–18 | 45.5% | #76 | 1,614 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | 34–20 | 63.0% | #27 | 1,791 | 0 | 5 | 1976 | 2–10 | 16.7% | #185 | 1,514 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12–17 | 41.4% | #79 | 1,702 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 3–6 | 33.3% | #279 | 1,620 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 0–4 | 0.0% | #480 | 1,546 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #482 | 1,541 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Surface Results by Career Season
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | ||
| 1968 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 17 | 9 | 26 | 65.4% | 21 | 6 | 27 | 77.8% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1968 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 1969 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 25 | 10 | 35 | 71.4% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 1969 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% |
| 1970 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46.2% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 20 | 7 | 27 | 74.1% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1970 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 10 | 10 | 20 | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 1971 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 47.1% | 14 | 11 | 25 | 56.0% | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46.2% | 1971 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 7 | 1 | 8 | 87.5% | 3 | 10 | 13 | 23.1% | 1972 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30.0% | 1974 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38.5% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 27.3% | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 1975 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 17 | 31 | 45.2% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 1976 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 72.7% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 1976 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 8 | 8 | 16 | 50.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 51 | 56 | 107 | 47.7% | 60 | 48 | 108 | 55.6% | 110 | 58 | 168 | 65.5% | 24 | 42 | 66 | 36.4% | Career | 10 | 15 | 25 | 40.0% | 48 | 59 | 107 | 44.9% | 9 | 16 | 25 | 36.0% | 6 | 8 | 14 | 42.9% |
Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.
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| Yr | Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win % | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule | Yr | Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win % | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule |
| 1968 | 1721 | 125.7 | — | — | — | — | -212 | -127 | +147 | 64.1% | +1.22 | 7–5 (58%) | — | — | +3.53 | 1968 | 1524 | 101.0 | — | — | — | — | +24 | +27 | — | 46.0% | -0.57 | 4–1 (80%) | — | — | +0.30 |
| 1969 | 1757 | 128.5 | — | — | — | — | -210 | -159 | +156 | 58.9% | +0.65 | 3–5 (38%) | — | — | +3.43 | 1969 | 1601 | 114.3 | — | — | — | — | -8 | -13 | -51 | 50.0% | +0.09 | 7–5 (58%) | — | — | +1.53 |
| 1970 | 1782 | 132.8 | — | — | — | — | -184 | -80 | +166 | 58.9% | +0.34 | 8–8 (50%) | 8–3 (73%) | 103.8 | -0.74 | 1970 | 1597 | 116.8 | — | — | — | — | -108 | +24 | -49 | 37.7% | -0.62 | 4–2 (67%) | — | — | -0.08 |
| 1971 | 1825 | 146.3 | — | — | — | — | -56 | -14 | +37 | 52.6% | +0.14 | 11–9 (55%) | 12–9 (57%) | 103.3 | -7.79 | 1971 | 1559 | 105.3 | — | — | — | — | — | +5 | — | 37.5% | -1.58 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | +0.29 |
| 1972 | 1797 | 141.8 | — | — | — | — | -96 | +15 | +138 | 52.0% | +0.14 | 7–5 (58%) | 4–5 (44%) | 101.2 | -4.32 | 1972 | 1527 | 106.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +18 | 31.6% | -1.37 | 1–2 (33%) | 1–1 | — | +0.12 |
| 1973 | 1777 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +0.02 | 1973 | 1509 | 106.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +2 | 12.5% | -2.37 | — | — | — | -0.48 |
| 1974 | 1757 | 135.8 | — | — | — | — | -100 | +45 | +161 | 45.8% | -0.10 | 8–3 (73%) | 8–4 (67%) | 109.2 | -1.40 | 1974 | 1563 | 120.7 | — | — | — | — | — | +8 | — | 37.5% | -0.82 | 3–2 (60%) | 3–0 (100%) | 105.8 | -0.62 |
| 1975 | 1714 | 143.7 | — | — | — | — | -30 | -21 | +159 | 50.5% | +0.31 | 3–11 (21%) | 9–11 (45%) | 91.5 | -1.61 | 1975 | 1615 | 117.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 44.7% | -0.47 | 6–4 (60%) | 4–5 (44%) | 103.7 | +3.27 |
| 1976 | 1792 | 139.0 | — | — | — | — | +77 | -173 | +107 | 61.3% | +0.85 | 12–9 (57%) | 8–12 (40%) | 100.1 | +5.63 | 1976 | 1515 | 102.4 | — | — | — | — | -53 | +33 | — | 22.6% | -1.74 | 1–2 (33%) | — | — | +0.60 |
| 1977 | 1703 | 119.9 | — | — | — | — | -6 | -72 | +89 | 49.4% | -0.08 | 2–9 (18%) | 8–4 (67%) | 92.4 | +1.49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 1620 | 105.7 | — | — | — | — | — | +20 | +88 | 39.1% | -0.57 | 0–2 | — | — | +0.98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 1546 | 95.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +75 | 10.0% | -2.90 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | +0.63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 1541 | 101.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60.0% | +1.00 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | +0.41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 1905 | 139.5 | — | — | — | — | -62 | -71 | +135 | 55.3% | +0.41 | 61–68 (47%) | 58–49 (54%) | 99.7 | +0.06 | Career | 1645 | 115.7 | — | — | — | — | -18 | +10 | -19 | 40.4% | -0.69 | 26–19 (58%) | 8–7 (53%) | 108.8 | +2.95 |
Career Rivalries
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
Hans Joachim Ploetz
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeljko Franulovic | 2 | 3 | 5 | Mar 29, 1970 | H2H |
| Ilie Nastase | 0 | 4 | 4 | Feb 14, 1975 | H2H |
| Geoff Masters | 1 | 2 | 3 | Jun 2, 1976 | H2H |
| Francois Jauffret | 0 | 3 | 3 | May 8, 1976 | H2H |
| Stan Smith | 0 | 3 | 3 | Aug 20, 1975 | H2H |